Shrine of Democracy stands out in South Dakota

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Shrine of Democracy stands out in South Dakota

Rapid City, South Dakota is home to Mount Rushmore, America's Shrine of Demcracy

Visitors pass through metal detectors on their way to visit the mountain carving.

The original Sin City, Deadwood, South Dakota once welcomed Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. They are buried side by side on Deadwood's Boot Hill. The town has brick streets, period lighting, old-time trolleys, Victorian facades and, at $200 million and counting, one of the largest ongoing historic preservation projects in the United States.

The Needles Highway in nearby Custer State Park takes visitors past imposing finger-like granite spires.

Despite its remote location, Mount Rushmore attracts thousands of visitors each year. The city also has a memorial to the legendary Lakota warrior known as Crazy Horse

Every July, fireworks light up the sky during the annual Heartland of America Independence Day Celebration at the Shrine of Democracy.

Rapid City, South Dakota is the home of America's larger-than-life shrine to democracy that includes the faces of four of our most famous presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

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Visitors pass through metal detectors on their way to visit the mountain carving.

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